mr_MADAFAKA to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago'The gold rush is over:' Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon devs say that big Game Pass and Epic exclusive deals have dried up for indie devswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1344arrow-down16cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgaming@lemmy.zippcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1338arrow-down1external-link'The gold rush is over:' Slay the Spire and Darkest Dungeon devs say that big Game Pass and Epic exclusive deals have dried up for indie devswww.pcgamer.commr_MADAFAKA to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square58fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgaming@lemmy.zippcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareBolexForSoup@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 months agoJust to be clear, are you saying that STS and DD are “unknown indie games“? I’ll also chime in and say that Gamepass is hardly a “shitty platform” (not sure how that aplies tbh) even if I don’t like what it’s doing to the industry.
minus-squaremetaStatic@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoit’s just a marketing term now applied to anything that isn’t triple A. Actual indie games aren’t getting exclusivity deals are they? there’s a reason it’s these specific devs talking.
minus-squareBolexForSoup@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-28 months agoI’m confused - are you responding to the right person?
Just to be clear, are you saying that STS and DD are “unknown indie games“?
I’ll also chime in and say that Gamepass is hardly a “shitty platform” (not sure how that aplies tbh) even if I don’t like what it’s doing to the industry.
it’s just a marketing term now applied to anything that isn’t triple A.
Actual indie games aren’t getting exclusivity deals are they? there’s a reason it’s these specific devs talking.
I’m confused - are you responding to the right person?